What’s next for Needham after MBTA Communities vote?
Needham voters repealed a state-mandated MBTA Communities Act zoning plan Tuesday, but the town's not out of compliance just ...
MBTA Communities Act: Needham turns down controversial zoning plan
Needham became the latest Massachusetts suburb to shoot down a controversial state-mandated MBTA zoning plan, but its Select ...
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In latest pushback to key state housing law, Needham voters say no to town’s plan
The vote is a blow to the local officials who helped craft the plan, as well as some local housing advocates, who saw it as a ...
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Needham rejects MBTA Act zoning in another blow to law
Opponents of Needham’s plan to allow more multifamily housing under the MBTA Communities law have defeated the measure in a town-wide referendum. While the results are not yet official ...
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Burlington Town Meeting approves new mixed-use district. Here's where it will be
Burlington Town Meeting voted overwhelmingly to support a mixed-use district featuring both housing and commercial space near ...
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Needham Voters Strike Down MBTA Communities Zoning Plan
The proposal would have created capacity for roughly 3,300 units near two of the town's commuter rail station stops.
MBTA repair schedule: When to expect closures from now through June
Portions of the MBTA will shut down for rare week-long periods between now and June for repairs. The agency also has some ...
Needham voters just rejected the town’s state-mandated housing plan. Now what?
After months of campaigning, a heated debate over a state-mandated plan that would have made it easier to build multifamily ...
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Needham voters reject zoning plan that would've met MBTA housing law rules
Residents voted Tuesday to reject a zoning plan that would have brought Needham into compliance with the MBTA Communities Act. The state's new law was upheld by the Supreme Judicial Court last week.